The Princess and the Moon

By Daisaku Ikeda

Book Overview

Sophie, a bad-tempered and unhappy child, changes her view of the world when the Great Moon Rabbit carries her to the moon, where she learns to look for the good in people and thereby feel happier... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679836209
• ISBN13: 9780679836209
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.7" x 12.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

The Princess and the Moon

An excellent book for children and adults. It's a beautiful well told story about a little girl who turns from mean and bad tempered to sweet and happy. The moon rabbit shows her how to do this. The moral of this story reminds us all how we should really treat one another. Everyone should read this book at least once a year. If I could find more copies I would buy one for every child I know.

A Beautiful Fantasy

I have donated this book and others by Dr. Ikeda to my school's library. The illustrations by Brian Wildsmith are outstanding. The entire book itself is a work of art.

I love this book!

I don't know what book the person who didn't like this was reading, but it certainly wasn't "The Princess and the Moon." I love it and highly recommend it!

This is one of the best children's books I've ever read

This wonderful little children's book, beautifully illustrated by the great Brian Wildsmith, is on of the best children's books I have ever read. If you are lucky, you will be able to find copies of it (...). I have bought many copies, as many as I can find, to give to my relatives and my children's friends. To me, the story of the Princess and the Moon is about a little girl who has low self-esteem, who never thinks she's good enough, who doesn't think her parents are good enough, who complains and criticizes others out of her own insecurities. Then, one night, the mystical rabbit from the moon appears at her window to sweep her away to a place where everyone she sees is royal. She even sees herself and her parents, all wearing crowns on their heads and smiling, happy and compassionate, never disparaging anyone.She doesn't believe this could really be her or her parents, but the mystical rabbit assures her that this is the reflection of their true identity. That in the reflection of the moon, everyone is actually a prince and princess in their own right and, as such, can live with confidence, grace, warmth and tenderness towards others.The little girl is afraid, however, that when she is back on Earth, without the reflection of the moon, when everyone's crowns disappear, it will be hard to remember this lesson, hard to behave differently. The mystic rabbit assures her there will be no need to worry, that as long as she holds this truth close to her heart she will be confident and happy no matter how others behave, and will eventually show them that they, too, can be kind and happy and live like princes and princesses in their own right.

This is my neice's favorite children's book

Flying up a moonbeam with a rabbit for a guide, Sophie finds out what kind of world can be created when she looks for the good in everyone. This fairy tale, delightfully illustrated by Brian Wildsmith, will inspire beautiful dreams for "real-life" for kids and grown-ups alike! I love it! I love this book so much, I bought ten of them and have been giving them out to everyone I know for birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, any excuse to give it to people I love - and they all love me for giving it to them!